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Esperanto
Suffix
-anto
- See -ant-
Latin
Pronunciation
Suffix
-antō
- third-person plural future active imperative of -ō (first conjugation)
Ye'kwana
Alternative forms
Etymology
From -anö (recent past imperfective suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-anto
- Forms the plural of the recent past imperfective tense when the arguments of the verb are third-person.
Usage notes
This suffix can cause syllable reduction. The suffix takes the form -kanto when the preceding syllable is reducible and has an onset of k, -yanto when the preceding syllable ends in i, and -anto in other contexts.
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon, pages 213–222